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Liverpool take on Crystal Palace this afternoon in the 2025 FA Community Shield at Wembley.

The annual curtain raiser offers both teams the opportunity to fine-tune their fitness ahead of the new Premier League season.

Arne Slot has been heavily back this summer, and there is a new-look team taking on a very familiar Palace side.



talkSPORT will have live commentary HERELiverpool: Alisson, Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Jones, Szoboszlai, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, EkitikeSubs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Elliott, Robertson, Nyoni, Doak, NgumohaCrystal Palace: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Sarr, Eze, MatetaSubs: Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Devenney, Cardines

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8 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

WHAT A WAY TO DO IT!

Justin Devenny steps up and lashes his effort into the roof of the net.

Crystal Palace claim the Community Shield with an excellent penalty shootout win over Liverpool!

Dean Henderson and Devenny are the heroes for the Eagles, and after a difficult summer, they have another trophy and more success at Wembley.

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9 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

He does score!

Dominik Szoboszlai puts all of the pressure on Justin Devenny.

If he scores, they win...

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10 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

Ohhhhhhh, he's missed!

Borna Sosa steps up and slams the ball off the crossbar.

Dominik Szoboszlai has to score...

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11 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

Saved again!

Harvey Elliott looks nervous as he steps up, and Dean Henderson reads it all the way.

He makes another save.

Borna Sosa to win it...

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12 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

That is cool!

Ismaila Sarr slowly walks up to the spot.

He picks out the top corner.

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12 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

Cody Gakpo scores.

Dean Henderson dives the total wrong way.

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13 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

Eberechi Eze is denied!

The England midfielder tries to stutter.

But Alisson Becker reads it, and stops it.

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14 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

Incredible save!

Alexis Mac Allister tries to drive into the bottom left corner.

But Dean Henderson springs to his left and makes a stunning save!

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15 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

Good penalty!

Jean-Philippe Mateta steps up and slides his effort into the bottom left corner.

Alexis Mac Allister up next...

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16 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

Straight over the bar!

Mohamed Salah steps up and skies the ball over the bar.

Jean-Philippe Mateta can take the Eagles into the lead...

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17 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

The penalties will be taken down the Liverpool end.

And the Reds are up first.

It's Mohamed Salah...

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22 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

The 2025/26 Community Shield will be decided by penalties!

The referee blows the final whistle, and Ismaila Sarr's goal has sent this game to spot kicks.

Hugo Ekitike opened the scoring for the Reds before Jean-Philippe Mateta levelled from the spot.

Jeremie Frimpong's miss-hit cross put Liverpool back into the lead, but Sarr's finish 14 minutes from time means this game will be decided on penalties.

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25 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

90+' - Marc Guehi is down, and it looks as if he won't be continuing.

The centre-back limps off the field.

Justin Devenny comes on for the closing stages.

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28 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

90+' - Five minutes of added time.

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33 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

83' - Andrew Robertson and Harvey Elliott come on for Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz are the men to make way.

We have five minutes plus stoppage time left, or it's going to penalties.

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36 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

80' - Crystal Palace want another spot kick, but after a VAR check, they don't get it.

A long ball is chipped into the box, and Alexis Mac Allister loses the flight of it in the air.

It strikes his hand before dropping for Ismaila Sarr and his strike is deflected over the bar.

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40 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

76' - HE'S SCORED AGAINST LIVERPOOL AGAIN!

Cody Gakpo is robbed of possession and Adam Wharton slides a pass through for Ismaila Sarr.

Virgil van Dijk steps up and is caught out as the forward is played in on goal.

Sarr strides through and rifles the ball in off the post.

Game on!

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43 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

73' - Concern here for Jeremie Frimpong.

He finds himself on the receiving end of 50/50 tackle from Adam Wharton and looks in pain.

But after a bit of treatment, he should be fine.

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49 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

68' - Florian Wirtz wastes a chance to get his first Liverpool goal.

Dominik Szoboszlai picks up the ball on the left and feeds a pass into Florian Wirtz.

Wirtz pins on the edge of the area and rifles his effort miles over the bar.

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53 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

65' - The second half is all Crystal Palace now.

The Eagles are popping the ball around nicely and putting Liverpool under pressure.

However, neither manager is yet to look at their bench, though a few players are warming up.

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59 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

57' - Sarr should score!

Marc Guehi collects the ball on the left and clips a cross into the box.

Jean-Philippe Mateta flicks it on in the box.

Ismaila Sarr sneaks in behind Virgil van Dijk and makes clean contact with a header that he flashes wide of the near post.

He might have been offside, but he should have put it in the back of the net either way.

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Today, 16:21By Jack Cunningham

52' - Another big opportunity!

Florian Wirtz links up with Cody Gakpo on the left, and he gets it back.

The German brilliantly picks out Hugo Ekitike in the box.

The striker meets the ball and rifles his effort miles over the bar.

Dean Ashton on talkSPORT said: "It is just brilliant from Florian Wirtz, Ekitike just doesn't take a step and doesn't keep his head over the bar."

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Today, 16:13By Jack Cunningham

46' - Huge chance goes begging!

Liverpool work the ball down the left and Milos Kerkez delivers an excellent cross into the box.

Hugo Ekitike wins the header, but he nods wide from four yards.

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Today, 16:12By Jack Cunningham

Right, we are back underway for the second half.

No changes for either side.

Liverpool start the game, kicking from left to right.

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Today, 15:54By Jack Cunningham

That is the end of the first 45 minutes, and Liverpool have a 2-1 lead.

The Reds opened the scoring through an excellent Hugo Ekitike goal.

Palace equalised soon after when Virgil van Dijk brought Ismaila Sarr down in the area.

Jean-Philippe Mateta stepped up and buried the spot kick.

But the Reds were soon back in the lead as Jeremie Frimpong's mis-directed cross looped into the back of the net.

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